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{{Infobox rail service<br />
| name = Lohit Express<br />
| image = Lohitt exp.jpg<br />
| caption = Lohit Express At [[Ambala Cantonment Junction railway station]]<br />
| type = [[Express trains in India|Express]]<br />
| first = {{start date and age|df=yes|1990|05|01}}<br />
| last = <br />
| operator = [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone|Northeast Frontier Railway]]<br />
| start = {{stnlnk|Guwahati}} (GHY)<br />
| stops = 40<br />
| end = {{stnlnk|Jammu Tawi}} (JAT)<br />
| distance = {{convert|2346|km|0|abbr=on}}<br />
| journeytime = 47 hours 10 mins<br />
| frequency = Weekly<br />
| class = AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved<br />
| seating = Yes<br />
| sleeping = Yes<br />
| autorack = <br />
| catering = Available<br />
| observation = Large windows<br />
| entertainment = <br />
| baggage = Available<br />
| otherfacilities = <br />
| stock = [[LHB coach]]<br />
| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm|al=on|allk=on}}<br />
| trainnumber = 15651 / 15652<br />
| speed = {{convert|130|km/h|0|abbr=on}} maximum, <br/>{{convert|50|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average including halts.<br />
| map = <br />
| map_state = <br />
}}<br />
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The 15651 / 15652 '''Lohit Express''' is an [[Express trains in India|Express]] train belonging to [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone]] of [[Indian Railways]] that runs between {{stnlnk|Guwahati}} and {{stnlnk|Jammu Tawi}} in India.<br />
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It operates as train number 15651 from Guwahati to Jammu Tawi and as train number 15652 in the reverse direction, serving the 8 states of [[Assam]], [[West Bengal]], [[Bihar]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Uttarakhand]], [[Haryana]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] and [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]].<br />
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It is named after the [[Lohit River]] which flows through the Indian states of [[Arunachal Pradesh]] and [[Assam]] and is 1 of 3 trains that connect Guwahati and Jammu Tawi, the other being the [[Amarnath Express]] and [[Kamakhya–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express]].<br />
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==Coaches==<br />
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The 15651 / 52 Guwahati–Jammu Tawi Lohit Express has 1 AC 2 tier, 2 AC 3 tier, 14 Sleeper class, 4 General Unreserved and 2 SLR (Seating cum Luggage Rake) coaches. In addition, it carries a [[pantry car]] and some High Capacity Parcel Vans [http://erail.in/15651-lohit-express].<br />
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As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.<br />
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==Service==<br />
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The 15651 Guwahati–Jammu Tawi Lohit Express covers the distance of {{convert|2352|km|0|abbr=on}} in 47 hours 15 mins (49.78&nbsp;km/h) and in 48 hours 45 mins as 15652 Jammu Tawi–Guwahati Lohit Express (48.23&nbsp;km/h).<br />
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As the average speed of the train is below {{convert|55|km/h|0|abbr=on}}, as per Indian Railways rules, its fare does not include a Superfast surcharge.<br />
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==Route & halts==<br />
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The 15651 / 15652 Lohit Express runs through the following stations:<br />
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'''ASSAM'''<br />
*'''{{stnlnk|Guwahati}}''' (Starts)<br />
*{{rws|Kamakhya}}<br />
*{{rws|Rangiya}}<br />
*{{rws|New Bongaigaon}}<br />
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'''WEST BENGAL'''<br />
*{{stnlnk|New Alipurduar}}<br />
*{{rws|New Cooch Behar Junction}}<br />
*{{rws|Dhupguri}}<br />
*'''[[New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station|New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri)]]'''<br />
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'''BIHAR'''<br />
*{{rws|Kishanganj}}<br />
*'''{{stnlnk|Katihar Junction}}'''<br />
*{{rws|Naugachia}}<br />
*{{rws|Mansi Junction}}<br />
*{{rws|Khagaria Junction}}<br />
*[[Begusarai]]<br />
*{{stnlnk|Barauni Junction}}<br />
*{{rws|Mohiuddinnagar}}<br />
*{{rws|Shahpur Patori}}<br />
*[[Mahnar Bazar|Mehnar road]]<br />
*{{rws|Desari}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Hajipur Junction}}<br />
*{{rws|Sonpur Junction}}<br />
*{{rws|Chhapra Junction}}<br />
*{{rws|Siwan Junction}}<br />
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'''UTTAR PRADESH'''<br />
*[[Bhatni Bazar|Bhatni]]<br />
*{{rws|Deoria Sadar}}<br />
*'''{{stnlnk|Gorakhpur Junction}}'''<br />
*{{rws|Basti}}<br />
*{{rws|Gonda Junction}}<br />
*'''[[Lucknow Charbagh railway station|Lucknow NR]]'''<br />
*[[Hardoi]]<br />
*{{stnlnk|Bareilly}}<br />
*{{rws|Moradabad}}<br />
*'''{{stnlnk|Saharanpur Junction}}'''<br />
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'''HARYANA'''<br />
*{{stnlnk|Ambala Cantonment Junction}}<br />
*[[Jagadhri railway station|Yamunanagar Jagadhri]]<br />
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'''UTTARAKHAND'''<br />
*[[Laksar|Laksar Junction]]<br />
*{{rws|Roorkee}}<br />
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'''PUNJAB'''<br />
*{{stnlnk|Ludhiana Junction}} <br />
*{{rws|Jalandhar Cantonment}}<br />
*{{rws|Pathankot}}<br />
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'''JAMMU KASHMIR'''<br />
*{{rws|Kathua}}<br />
*'''{{rws|Jammu Tawi}}''' (Ends) [http://erail.in/15651-lohit-express].<br />
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==Traction==<br />
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As the route is fully electrified, it is hauled by a [[Electric Loco Shed, Tuglakabad|Tughlakabad Loco Shed]] or [[Electric Loco Shed, Ghaziabad|Ghaziabad Loco Shed]]-based [[WAP-7]] electric locomotive on its entire journey.<br />
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==Operation==<br />
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15651 Guwahati–Jammu Tawi Lohit Express runs from Guwahati every Monday reaching Jammu Tawi on the 3rd day [http://erail.in/15651-lohit-express].<br />
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15652 Jammu Tawi–Guwahati Lohit Express runs from Jammu Tawi every Wednesday reaching Guwahati on the 3rd day.<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
* http://erail.in/15651-lohit-express<br />
* http://www.dragtimes.com/video-viewer.php?v=bd_KjXJgro4&feature<br />
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYxFLwHBo_M<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in |title=Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry |publisher=indianrail.gov.in |accessdate=2014-04-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408180437/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ |archivedate=8 April 2014 }}<br />
*{{cite web|url=http://www.irfca.org|title=&#91;IRFCA&#93; Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet.|publisher=IRFCA|accessdate=2014-04-05}}<br />
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[[Category:Rail transport in Haryana]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Punjab, India]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
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